Prudence Hilburn: Dried beans a starting point for super meal

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May 25, 2018 at 1:38 PMMay 25, 2018 at 1:38 PM

Dried beans might seem too homey for some people, but our family likes them. From another standpoint, they are inexpensive, feed a lot of people and are easy to make.My preference is large butterbeans. Others in the family like pintos and black-eyed peas. Not many enjoy navy beans or northern beans, yet we eat those too.Most all of us enjoy red beans and rice. The only thing I do not like about the dish are the big red kidney beans. I was so happy when I found some small red beans that work great.I am not sure where I got the following recipe, but it is good. I think perhaps that it is a James Beard recipe. It is the only one I use when we want red beans and rice.When we have dried beans of any kind, all we need to make it a super meal is some homemade cornbread, freshly sliced tomatoes and a generous slice of Vidalia onion. Sounds a little Southern, doesn’t it?

— Prudence Hilburn of Piedmont, Alabama, has won more than 30 national cooking awards and written several cookbooks, including, “Simply Southern and More.” Write her at prudencehilburn@aol.com or visit www.prudencehilburn.com.

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